Tuesday 24 April 2012

A-Z ... THE ULTIMATE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY






This year for the A-Z challenge, I've been posting an A-Z list of books taken from my GoodReads to-read shelf. For today's title starting with "U", I've cheated a little but not really, by choosing a collection of novels that are presented in a single volume...






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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide #1-5) - Douglas Adams

At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchiker series.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space. (read more here)


Why do I want to read it? Yet another classic I have yet to read. Gosh, I'm a bit slow on the uptake, aren't I? I guess the main reason I want to read this is so I can finally understand all those jokes about 42 people have been making! ;)

18 comments:

  1. I tried really hard to read this book, but I really hated it lol!

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  2. I read it a long time ago. All I remember is the alien who flew all over the universe insulting people.

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  3. Ah, that's a classic, that is. I didn't care for the ending of the fifth book so much, but then, I hear there's a sixth book out now by Eoin Colfer, and I haven't read that yet, so maybe he tidies things up more nicely.

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  4. One of my all time favorites. So funny, so quotable.

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  5. I've heard good things about it, but I've never read it.

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  6. Hello, Trisha! Join the club–I haven't read this yet either. Shame on me! My brother has it so the next time I see him I hope I remember to borrow it!

    Happy reading and happy A to Z!!

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  7. I loved the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, including the fifth (or was it the sixth?) book in the trilogy that Eoin Colfer wrote. So much fun.


    The Golden Eagle
    The Eagle's Aerial Perspective

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  8. Many in my family love that book. It's on my Kindle waiting to be read. Can't wait.

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  9. I haven't read this either :) One for my "to be read" list! I'm pretty sure my sister studied it for her English GCSE :)

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  10. I haven't read it ... And it's not on my TBR list hehe

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  11. This movie was SO strange. Didn't make me want to read the book. Hope you enjoy it thought!

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  12. One of my friends has the complete set in one book but he won't let me read it because he's too happy to have read a book I haven't. -.-

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  13. I haven't read this book. My son loved this book when he was a teen.

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  14. I need to read it too! Man, it would be wonderful to understand all the jokes when people are talking about it. You are not alone! :)

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  15. Well! I'm glad I'm not the only one who hasn't read it yet :)

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  16. Shamefully I have to say I have read some of them but stopped during the third book. Maybe it gets bogged down somewhere around there. Anyway, I love what I know of it! Marvin is a genius comic creation. I'll have to try again.

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  17. I love the Hitchikers series - you definitely need to read it :D

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  18. Ah, man, I also still have to read this one! There are just too many good books out there obviously :-)

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